Connector for side chains of tire-armors.



F. G. CANHELD. CONNECTOR Foa SIDE cHAms of URE ARMORS.` l

APLlCATIOH FILED NOV. 2. SSIS. 4 A

. a'tented NGV. 6, 1917.

` ao n Wl/fafz/@M .FRANKLIN G. CANFEELD, OE VI'EN'SBDRO, KENTUCKY Application led November To all whom may concern.'

e it known ther, I, FRANKLIN CenrlnLD, a. citizen of the United States, residing` at Owensboro, in the county or Daviess, State of Kentucky, have invented e new' end useful Connector for Side Chains of Tire Armors; and l do herebydeclare `he following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invent-ion, such as will enable oiliers skilled in the erf. to which it lippen-.eins to ineke and use he seme.

This invention relates to e, connecor lor the side chains of a non-skidding ernioi' to hold the armor in place.

A feature of the inveniionis zo provide an improved connector or coupling between the split ends of the side chains, seid connector consisting of a plate link and e retangular tubular link or slide, to receive the plate link, which is provided with en angular slot to receive the end link of one of ille ends of one oi the chains.

Another feature of the inveniion is te provide e rectangular nhuler slide or sleeve With slotted side Wells, the slots of which engage the arch of the end link that engages the inclined slot, there being e leef spring secured on the plete link to hold elle sleeve or slide in such engagement.

In practical fields, the details oli construction may necessitate alterations falling Within the scope of what is claimed.

he invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as heieinefter sel; forth, shown in the drawings end claims l.

In the drawings- Figure l is e vievl of s section ci eine chain armor construced in accordance the invention.

Fig. 2 is e viev/ in side elevelien conneoior or coupler of one of chains. l

Fig. 3 is a sectional view throng c llie connector or coupler end two of the links 5 and showing the plate link 7 in elevation.

Fig. 4 is a. sectional view on line lr-4l of Fig. 3 and illustrating the two'links 5 elevation.

Fig. 5 is a deeil .view of one sleeve slide showing -llie nolcli .lli

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ings, l designates the side ci".

armor, which ere sel-ifi;

noi-es conne-elsing chains. These cieinv 0 f si 45 degree cnglcs Specification of Letters Petsng..

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1the inner ends of the. chains 2 are connected ny e rinlo 3. Therefore,the chains 2 ere efrrcnged right angles to each other, that is in pairs. The `rings 3 and the links that are conneeied thereto are loughened o otherwise jeggel es shown ef; ll, so io mene ii Anly cile inl-.o the reed bed or snow. slee r ice, The end links 5 of each side lchainv are ,roined by a, connecter or coupler 6, which' e fhe link "l (which. is 'nii/foiled ai; 8 on one link.

or me the iecengnlnr tubular slide or sleeve 9, which is ci e width n trilie larger einen ihe Width oi ehe plete link, and designed lo receive seid pleite linku The plete link 'Z el; one end is provided with e. slol'l l@ inclined toward the pivoted end 8 of seid link, sub stsntially on e. degime angle, is signed lo receive I@he arch porlicn ofi the other link 5, th relug' connecting,A7 the nwo end links 5 ol one o. side chains. TJllien one of the links 5 `lai engagement will?.

l0, the sleeve 9 is niovcd in envelop ci' ovcrlie ll llieslei ehe direclion to elle sl'elz, sov elle slols in the opposile side "wells ol "che sleeve will engage or receive che novellen of the link 5, iliercby prevening alle link 5 ironi disengaging che slofJ lll.. A. leef spring: 12 is seein-cd to one edge 'the plaie link Y by ineens of e screw i3. When out of engagement with one of die links 5, the spring l2 muy be depressed, so es lo enter the sleeve, es shown in dotted lines in Fifi. 2. However, when the sleeve is moved, so that the slocs ll will e-gege the arch of one of the links 5, he free end of lhe leef spring will n h le ai one end of elle sleeve or slide l?, and llierehy hold ille slots or nochee ll in enngelncit i n T:"ls 5,

` crei), n, ngeglngglie sie for the chain armor is held upon the tire. By sliding lle sleeve ci the spring l2, ilieseine having previously been depressed, the link 5 may he disenge'ged from the slor. l0.

The invenlion having been sel oi'h Whel; is claimed es -new and useful is zecter zidjacen; ends ol lorisinge link plaie i 1 l .LN en@ lievii J les o,

the sleeve 9 is slide over r other end of seid chain, e subsantiaiiy dat sleeve Slide ieotenguiai in cross section eoiresponding to the Shape of the plate and sldably tting the same, lche side Wells of the slide at one end thereof having opposite notches to engage the arch of the link which engageethe first notch, )thereby hoding the 'link connected to the plete, the edge wall; of the slide at the other end thereof having a recess, and e leaf spring holding device having one end Secured to one end of the plete and its free endadapted to engage said reeeSS, to hold said slide in position whereby v its opposite 'ho'ehes may be ieeieed in en gngemeht wih arch of seid link, the free 15 end potioe. of said spring when depressed from seid recess also adapted to extend into the Sleeve slide when it is moved,

in testimony whereof have signed my Home to this Specification h1 the peseleev of 20 two suosezfihihg Witnesees.

f FRANBLN G. GNFLLD- Vitnesses:

S. DIXON,

Femm (l MANN. 

